1967年的英国恐怖片《邪恶花园》简直是彼得·库欣的独角戏秀,导演弗雷迪·弗朗西斯用充满焦虑感的镜头语言,将普通的庄园探险拍得幽闭且窒息,每一帧都透着浓浓的焦虑。如果你想寻找那种经典、沉静且充满怪诞美学的恐怖片,这部老电影绝对是首选。如果你想找一部虽然老、但脑洞极大、疯狂又过瘾的B级片来佐餐,这部《邪恶花园》绝对是你的不二之选。镜头语言极其讲究,充满了压抑和诡异的迷人魅力,叙事节奏慢得像一首哥特民谣,甚至带点超现实的荒诞感。弗兰克·芬雷饰演的反派充满魅力,让整部片子既让人毛骨悚然,又忍不住捧腹大笑。如果你喜欢克苏鲁式的古典恐怖,或对心理折磨感兴趣的观众,这部电影绝对能让你在汗毛倒竖中感受到极致的惊悚体验。
A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr. Diablo, to warn people of evil in their futures. As skeptical customers are shown the greed and violence they're hiding, one of them snaps and kills Diablo. When they run off, we see the murder to be staged as part of the show. One of the customers has hung around to see this, and wants to make a deal with Diablo, aka the Devil. A very good anthology of tales, written by Robert Bloch and directed by Freddie FRancis, for Amicus, an icon of this kind of movie. The tales are uneven, sure, but they are all at least good, till the perfect final one, the Man who collected Poe, with Jack Palance and Peter Cushing, a great idea, and a marvelous tale to watch. Very good Burgess Meredith as Diabolo the Great, the host for these tales. Unfortunately for us all, this kind of movies are a thing from the past and today we don't get any more gems like this. A must see